Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on the most recent on the New York Rangers and Igor Shesterkin.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Ron MacLean: “Elliotte, you could possibly do 20 minutes on the New York Rangers, however how a few couple?”
Friedman: “I’d like to do 20 minutes. I don’t know if the viewers would take pleasure in this a lot, although. Ron.
Properly, to start with, the large story of the week is Shesterkin, no query about it, within the turning down of an eight occasions $11 million a yr supply.
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And one of many issues that got here out of this was, does the beginning of the season actually imply the top of negotiations? As a result of there had been a smooth deadline on the beginning of the yr to get this carried out.
Properly, look, I believe there have been some exhausting emotions this week that this acquired out, however the general place appears to be that the Rangers imagine that if they’ll get to a quantity that makes Shesterkin pleased, that the beginning of the season doesn’t imply this will’t get carried out sooner or later. And that’s what representatives are for, to deal with all this.
And I typically hear that the phrase is that the Rangers really feel in the event that they get to a quantity that he likes, they’ll nonetheless get it carried out in season. We’ll see what occurs.
I’ve heard many occasions that Shesterkin is positioned himself because the Rangers greatest participant and most necessary participant. I don’t suppose anyone would disagree with that, and that’s the goal right here, not less than. Proper now, Panarin, and is their highest-paid participant at about $11.64 million.
MacLean: “So is that it? If they only get above that? As a result of I might argue that Adam Fox, though Panarin’s good tonight. By the way in which, Utah Hockey Membership, main 5-3 and Shesterkin’s given up all 5 objectives . However you bought Fox to think about, if you happen to’re the Rangers and say, ‘Properly, what about him?’ He’s solely making $9.5 (million), and also you’ve acquired the Carey Worth benchmark. That’s all the time been an argument that they’ve
made.
Friedman: “Yeah, there’s no query that $10.5 (million) for Carey Worth, the Rangers have clearly stated, indicated that he would be the highest paid goalie within the NHL, however how a lot greater. It’s an excellent debate.
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Some individuals who negotiate say, you by no means wish to transfer that far. Others say, You recognize what? If the participant is value it, and there’s no query Shesterkin is value it, you simply go and also you make the deal.”
